We love spending time together as a family, especially around the holidays and what better way than to spend the time than to play games together! Today we have a new party game for you called Don’t Be Last – Christmas!
Have you seen the hit TV show 99 to Beat? It’s like Minute to Win is games but with only one goal: Don’t Be Last! In this post we’ll cover 10 Don’t Be Last challenges that are all Christmas themed. These are perfect for large group gatherings and family game night. They fit right in with our Big List of Holiday games.
Let’s get right to the Don’t Be Last Games!
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What You Need for Don’t Be Last Christmas Party Games
You will need a set of challenge cards that tell you what challenges to play. You can make your own games or you can get our set of 25 Christmas themed ones here (comes with rules and player cards and more). Each challenge has its own supply list. Most of the games have everyday items that you already have on hand—things like cotton balls, plastic cups, popsicle sticks that kind of thing. As these are Christmas party games, there are some games that need some holiday items like candy canes, Christmas cards and jingle bells. There are some challenges that will require you to do some shopping for things like marshmallows, ice cream cones and candy. Last, some of them need nothing at all.
At any time, you can use a substitute. Don’t have chop sticks? Then you can use pencils instead. Don’t like M&Ms? Then you could use fruit coloured cereal to sort or another type of candy.
How to Play Don’t Be Last
This game can be played with as many players as you have—big or small groups. The overall idea is that you start with everyone playing and then one by one, players are eliminated from the game until there is only one player left.
There is just one overall rule in this game: Don’t Be Last. For most of the challenges, it doesn’t matter who completes the challenge first, second or even third. As long as you are not the last one to complete the challenge, you stay in the game.
If you are the last player to finish the challenge, you will be eliminated from the game. That just means that you get to watch the rest of the fun, leaving you more time to much on some great holiday snacks.
There are three main types of challenges. First, there are the classic Don’t Be Last challenges. These are most of the challenges. There are two other types.
First, there are the Backwards challenges. In these challenges, it is the first player to fail at the challenge who is eliminated. Challenges could include standing on one leg while wiggling. In that challenge it would be the first to touch the ground with their other foot who would be eliminated.
Second, there are the team challenges. These are played in teams. Sometimes they are played in pairs or others in larger groups. When you are in the last team to finish, your whole team is eliminated at one time.
When you are eliminated, you get a card with the number of player you are as a keepsake.
Ties
When there is more than one player who finished at the same time at the bottom, then you can replay that challenge with just the tied players to see who will finish last. You could also have both players have their time in the game come to an end.
Last Two Players
When there are only two players left, they will face off in the last challenge. In this case, you are competing to be the first player to finish the challenge as the other player would be last.
Winning Don’t Be Last
If you guessed that the player who finishes the last challenge first is the winner, you would be correct!
More or Less Players
You can play the challenges that we will show you later in this post, you could create your own challenges, or you can purchase our Don’t Be Last Challenge cards in our shop. Our collection has 25 holiday themed challenges for you.
If you have less players than the 25 challenges that comes with the game, then you can go through the cards and decide what ones you would like to play and then put the others to the side. You will need one challenge less than you have players. For example, if you have 15 players, you will need 14 challenges.
If you have more than the 25 challenges, you can play a challenge more than once, create your own challenges or you can start with the team challenges to eliminate more people right off the start.
Don’t Be Last The Christmas Challenges
Don’t Be Last Challenge: Snowman Stack
The first Don’t Be Last challenge is the Snowman Stack. For this game, you will need a pair of chop sticks and 6 big marshmallows for each player. Every player should start with the marshmallows on end with the chop sticks beside them on the table. When the judge says to start, everyone needs to pick up their chop sticks and then try to stack their marshmallows into two snowmen that are three balls high. A snowman must stand for at least 30 seconds for it to be complete. If you snowman falls apart, you will have to start it over. When a player is finished, they can put their hands up in the air. The last player to stack two snowmen is eliminated from the game.
Don’t Be Last Challenge: Candy Under Wraps
This is a sweet game. Each player will need a wrapped candy and two toothpicks. To start, each player’s candy and toothpicks should be on the table in front of them. When the judge says go, players will pick up their toothpicks and unwrap their candy using only the toothpicks—no hands or fingers allowed. The last player is eliminated, but can enjoy their freshly unwrapped candy.
Don’t Be Last Challenge: Card Blow
This Don’t Be Last game will challenge each player’s lungs. To play, everyone gets a Christmas card that is stood up on one edge of a table. The card can be a new one or one that you received in the mail but they should be roughly the same size and weight. To play, players will blow either across the table and have it land so that half of it is hanging off the edge while the other half is safely on the table. If the challenge is too difficult, you could play so that players have to blow their card across the table and then off onto the floor. As before, the last player is eliminated.
Don’t Be Last Challenge: Hoof Hands
This game is sure to make everyone laugh. You will need two plastic cups and an empty bowl for each player and a large pile of cotton balls that are scattered over the playing area. To play, players will start with their cups on their hands like reindeer hoofs. When the judge says to start, player will have to collect five cotton balls in their bowls using only their hooves. The last player is eliminated.
Don’t Be Last Challenge: Candy Cane Drop
For this Don’t Be Last game, you will need a cup for each player as well as a candy cane tied to a string and around the player’s waist. The candy cane should swing free of the floor but be fairly low on the player’s body. The candy cane should hang from a player’s back like a tail. The cup should be placed on the floor about a foot away from the player. When the judge says go, player have to lower their candy cane into their cup. The last player is eliminated and can go lick their tail—their candy cane tail!
Don’t Be Last Challenge: Candy Sort
This is another sweet game. For this challenge, you will need a scoop of small candies like M&Ms and a candy cane for each player. To play, each player will start with the candy on the table in front of them. When the judge says go, players will pick up their candy cane and use it to sort the other candies into separate piles of colors. The last player is eliminated.
Not Last in Fun
We hope you’ve enjoyed our Don’t Be Last game. Whether you have a big group or a small one, this game will bring endless laughter to your game night and will have your guests talking about it for years to come. Get the Don’t Be Last Christmas Challenge cards here—it comes with the rules, the challenges and the player cards! Also, be on the lookout for our Thanksgiving Don’t Be Last game too—all Thanksgiving themed.
Want even more Christmas fun? Check out our Big List of Christmas games, our Big List of games to play with candy and our Christmas Whacky Putt the dice mini golf game!
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